Marilyn's pot belly is not attractive.
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Harold_Robbins — 15 years ago(May 02, 2010 06:13 AM)
It's almost sacrilegious to make negative comments about this - after all, we're talking about Marilyn Monroe, and Orry-Kelly's costumes won an Oscar, but as I watched this last night, for maybe the first time I couldn't help noticing that during the "I Wanna Be Loved By You" and subsequent 'seduction' scene, Monroe's breasts were actually pendulous and drooping (was she running in the scene where a transparent strap is visible across her back, perhaps to keep them from juggling all over the place? Not sure.).
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cluvonj — 15 years ago(October 04, 2010 01:55 PM)
ON the commentary for the film one of the guys talks about her breasts in this film look the way a woman who is pregnant should look and the other guys said Oh really and he said believe me I know I've been through it 6 times. He of course was meaning his wife when she was pregnant but they made jokes in the commentary about it being him that experienced it personally.
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r_and_m — 15 years ago(May 18, 2010 08:03 AM)
I just thinks it's silly to even comment on her body in this movie since she's pregnant. I wouldn't say, her curves looks great, or she looks chubby and I should hope she had some what of a pot belly, since you know, that's where the baby is growing and all.
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gimmieacoookie — 15 years ago(July 01, 2010 11:03 PM)
Ceva, I can assure ou, Marilyn had a lot going on her her life at this time. Her number one priority was
not
her figure.
I think she looks as beautiful as always. Besides, I hate the pin-thin model-ish types anyway.
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michael418 — 15 years ago(July 19, 2010 01:56 PM)
Oh man, it is a sad statement about where we are as a people when Marilyn Monroe is considered "chubby!" Why do you guys want your girls looking like holocaust survivors anyway? Even pregnant, Marilyn Monroe is unbelievably sexy.
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dmnemaine — 15 years ago(October 18, 2010 03:53 PM)
Aside from the fact that Marilyn Monroe was pregnant during the filming, there is also another consideration here. This film was made prior to the "Twiggy" look that became popular in the mid-late 60s, and has continued on to this day. At the time, thin women were considered in not unattractive, at the very least unhealthy. Voluptuousness was a whole lot more appealing to men of that era. That's why Mae West, Marilyn Monroe, Jean Harlow, and the like were considered sex symbols. They had curves. Something changed all that in the 1960s, and now any hint of curvaceousness on the human body is considered fat and ugly. We are much too obsessed with weight loss and dieting now. It's no wonder so many young women have problems with anorexia and bulemia.
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Screwball_13 — 15 years ago(November 13, 2010 12:55 PM)
Perfectly said dmnemaine!!!
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Child_OfThe_Moon — 14 years ago(December 03, 2011 12:12 AM)
Aside from the fact that Marilyn Monroe was pregnant during the filming, there is also another consideration here. This film was made prior to the "Twiggy" look that became popular in the mid-late 60s, and has continued on to this day. At the time, thin women were considered in not unattractive, at the very least unhealthy. Voluptuousness was a whole lot more appealing to men of that era. That's why Mae West, Marilyn Monroe, Jean Harlow, and the like were considered sex symbols. They had curves. Something changed all that in the 1960s, and now any hint of curvaceousness on the human body is considered fat and ugly. We are much too obsessed with weight loss and dieting now. It's no wonder so many young women have problems with anorexia and bulemia.
I think the relevance of all this is blown way out of proportion. Sex symbols like Marilyn and Jayne Mansfield were actually criticised in their OWN time for gaining weight by the press, and notice how the modern media only criticises the weight of C-list tabloid stars? Famous modern sex symbols like Jennifer Lopez, Scarlett Johansson, Salma Hayek, Beyonce, and Christina Hendricks are almost never referred to as fat, and there are just as many instances where celebrities are criticised for being too thin (though no one ever mentions those). And it's not true that curvaceousness fell out of popularity in the 60's. If that were so, women like Raquel Welch, Ursula Andress, Faye Dunaway, Elke Sommer, and Brigitte Bardot would have never maintained the overwhelming amount of popularity they gained for their sex appeal. And it's ridiculous how often the "so many young women have problems with anorexia" is brought up when comparing the staggering rise of obesity issues today to anorexia is like comparing the sun to Pluto.
And besides all of that, the "thin is in" mindset has only ever applied to Hollywood. How many real life women want to be boyish looking or emaciated and how many real life men want the same from women? I sincerely doubt the original poster's opinion was influenced by fashion magazines.